Talent Acquisition Advisor

Marie Curie is the UK’s leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness, they’re likely to die from.

The care and support we provide is highly valued by the people we care for and their loved ones, but at present we are only reaching around 10% of dying people at the end of life. Right now, one in four people in the UK with a terminal illness, do not get the care or support they deserve at the end of their lives. 

We want a different society than the one we live in now. Our mission for the next five years is to close the gap in the number of people missing out on what they need at the end-of-life, through 3 ways:

• Growing and transforming our direct care and support
• Delivering more practical information and support
• Leading in shaping the end-of-life experience 

We’re looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Advisor to join our team on a 6-month maternity cover. You’ll take ownership of end-to-end recruitment for a varied portfolio, with a strong focus on proactive sourcing, stakeholder partnering and building and nurturing talent pools to meet both immediate and future hiring needs.

You’ll join a supportive Talent Acquisition team, helping us attract and hire great people who enable Marie Curie to deliver vital services, focusing on our Caring Services directorate within a defined region of the UK. This is an opportunity to make an impact quickly, strengthen our pipelines, and provide excellent support to hiring managers across the organisation.

What you will be doing:

• Source talent through direct sourcing, job boards, referrals and social channels—creating targeted sourcing plans for each vacancy.
• Build and manage talent pools for priority skill areas, maintaining warm pipelines and re-engaging candidates as new opportunities arise.
• Partner with stakeholders (hiring managers and People colleagues) to shape role requirements, agree selection approaches, provide clear, data-informed advice on market conditions, support good decision making in the selection process and ensure a smooth and efficient offer process.
• Deliver a positive candidate experience from first contact through to offer, keeping candidates and managers informed and engaged throughout.
• Support inclusive recruitment by promoting fair and consistent assessment, and helping to develop inclusive, compelling job adverts.
• Maintain accurate recruitment data and ensure systems are kept up to date, supporting reporting and service-level delivery.

Please see the full job description here:

• Proven experience delivering full-cycle recruitment in an in-house or agency environment, ideally across multiple role types and stakeholder groups.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills—able to influence, challenge constructively and build credibility at all levels (including in matrix environments).
• Direct sourcing capability, including confident outreach to passive candidates and creativity in identifying new sourcing channels.
• Demonstrable experience of talent pool / pipeline management, with an organised approach to candidate relationship management and re-engagement.
• Skilled communicator with a customer-focused mindset and a commitment to inclusive recruitment practice.
• Highly organised, comfortable managing competing priorities, and able to work to deadlines and recruitment metrics.

Salary: £36,900 per annum

Contract:  6-month Fixed Term Maternity Cover

Based: UK Home Based

Benefits You’ll Love

• Annual leave allowance 25 days plus public holidays (pro rata)
• Competitive Policy for parental/sick Leave  
• Continuous Professional development  
• Industry leading training programmes  
• Season ticket loan for travelling to and from work  
• Defined contribution schemes for Pension   
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme  
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems    
• Introduce a friend scheme  
• Help with eyecare cost
• Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card   
• Entitled to Benefit-Hub Discount Scheme   
• Life assurance – for all employees

Application Process

• Close date for applications: 31st March 2026
• Interview Dates: Week Commencing 6th April 2026
• As part of your online application, you will be asked for a CV.   Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role. 

**We reserve the right to close this advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications. **

At Marie Curie, our values are central to everything we do. They guide how we care for people, how we work together, and how we make decisions every day. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe for everyone — staff and volunteers alike — supportive, inclusive and rewarding.  We take stringent steps to ensure that anyone who joins our organisation are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. We actively consider our impact on the planet, embedding sustainability into everyday decisions to create a lasting, positive difference for the individuals we care for and the world we share.

We believe everyone should have the opportunity to thrive and fulfil their potential. Marie Curie is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, recognising both the social justice imperative and the strength a diverse workforce brings.  We actively encourage applications from people of all cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

We are happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. If you require any support, please contact us at [email protected].

Every application we receive is personally reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team, and in return, we ask that your application authentically reflects you — your experience, perspective and voice.